In Les Grobsteins season predictions (for link, see thread in the clubhouse) he mentioned that Joe Mauer may not start the season healthy. That's the first I've heard anything about Mauer being hurt. Does anybody have any info on this?

RKMeibalane

03-30-2007, 12:24 PM

In Les Grobsteins season predictions (for link, see thread in the clubhouse) he mentioned that Joe Mauer may not start the season healthy. That's the first I've heard anything about Mauer being hurt. Does anybody have any info on this?

Just going off the top of my head, I think it's a stress fracture of his left foot. There's a thread around here somewhere, but I'm too lazy to look for it.

ondafarm

03-30-2007, 12:43 PM

As a former minor league backstop, I can tell you that your feet and legs are very important to catching. Where it not for my second knee surgery, I might still be playing. Or not.

soxfan13

03-30-2007, 12:43 PM

In Les Grobsteins season predictions (for link, see thread in the clubhouse) he mentioned that Joe Mauer may not start the season healthy. That's the first I've heard anything about Mauer being hurt. Does anybody have any info on this?

here ya go...

http://www.whitesoxinteractive.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=85424

The article doesnt come up anymore but he has a problem with his leg. Some sort of precursor to a stress fracture

Nellie_Fox

03-30-2007, 12:49 PM

It wasn't a stress fracture; they called it a "stress reaction," supposedly a precursor to a stress fracture, in his lower fibula. They said that they only sat him down because it was spring training, and they don't expect it to be an ongoing problem. Probably the kind of soreness that, years ago, would have just been played through because they didn't have MRI's to find the cause.

From the Pioneer Press a few days ago: LINK (http://www.twincities.com/twins/ci_5509156?nclick_check=1)

Moses_Scurry

03-30-2007, 01:35 PM

Wow. How did I miss that? I check these boards every day! If he misses any time it will be a HUGE blow!

SBSoxFan

03-30-2007, 02:00 PM

It wasn't a stress fracture; they called it a "stress reaction," supposedly a precursor to a stress fracture, in his lower fibula. They said that they only sat him down because it was spring training, and they don't expect it to be an ongoing problem. Probably the kind of soreness that, years ago, would have just been played through because they didn't have MRI's to find the cause.

From the Pioneer Press a few days ago: LINK (http://www.twincities.com/twins/ci_5509156?nclick_check=1)

Same thing Beuhrle had in Spring 2005. Does this mean the Twins are going to win the World Series?

salty99

03-30-2007, 02:00 PM

Yup..the Twins are now carrying 3 catchers so Mauer can DH if Mike Redmond needs to catch. The 3rd catcher is Chris Heintz.